fish-shell/doc_src/cmds/cd.rst

.. _cmd-cd:

cd - change directory
=====================

Synopsis
--------

**cd** [*DIRECTORY*]

Description
-----------
**cd** changes the current working directory.

If *DIRECTORY* is given, it will become the new directory. If no parameter is given, the :envvar:`HOME` environment variable will be used.

If *DIRECTORY* is a relative path, all the paths in the :envvar:`CDPATH` will be tried as prefixes for it, in addition to :envvar:`PWD`.
It is recommended to keep **.** as the first element of :envvar:`CDPATH`, or :envvar:`PWD` will be tried last.

Fish will also try to change directory if given a command that looks like a directory (starting with **.**, **/** or **~**, or ending with **/**), without explicitly requiring **cd**.

Fish also ships a wrapper function around the builtin **cd** that understands ``cd -`` as changing to the previous directory.
See also :ref:`prevd <cmd-prevd>`.
This wrapper function maintains a history of the 25 most recently visited directories in the ``$dirprev`` and ``$dirnext`` global variables.
If you make those universal variables your **cd** history is shared among all fish instances.

As a special case, ``cd .`` is equivalent to ``cd $PWD``, which is useful in cases where a mountpoint has been recycled or a directory has been removed and recreated.

Examples
--------

::

    cd
    # changes the working directory to your home directory.
    
    cd /usr/src/fish-shell
    # changes the working directory to /usr/src/fish-shell

See Also
--------

Navigate directories using the :ref:`directory history <directory-history>` or the :ref:`directory stack <directory-stack>`
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cd, cdh, command, commandline Documentation. 2021-12-09 12:45:10 +00:00			If DIRECTORY is given, it will become the new directory. If no parameter is given, the :envvar:`HOME` environment variable will be used.
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cd, cdh, command, commandline Documentation. 2021-12-09 12:45:10 +00:00			If DIRECTORY is a relative path, all the paths in the :envvar:`CDPATH` will be tried as prefixes for it, in addition to :envvar:`PWD`.
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Harmonize some idiosyncrancies introduced For now, we are going with ``command`` for builtins and fish scripts, and keyword for parser keywords like if or and. 2021-12-17 23:20:46 +00:00			`Fish will also try to change directory if given a command that looks like a directory (starting with ., / or ~, or ending with /), without explicitly requiring cd.`
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Harmonize some idiosyncrancies introduced For now, we are going with ``command`` for builtins and fish scripts, and keyword for parser keywords like if or and. 2021-12-17 23:20:46 +00:00			Fish also ships a wrapper function around the builtin cd that understands ``cd -`` as changing to the previous directory.
cd, cdh, command, commandline Documentation. 2021-12-09 12:45:10 +00:00			See also :ref:`prevd <cmd-prevd>`.
			This wrapper function maintains a history of the 25 most recently visited directories in the ``$dirprev`` and ``$dirnext`` global variables.
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			`cd`
			`# changes the working directory to your home directory.`

			`cd /usr/src/fish-shell`
			`# changes the working directory to /usr/src/fish-shell`

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doc: add section about directory history / stack This PR also adds "See Also" section in the related commands. 2020-04-04 11:01:53 +00:00			Navigate directories using the :ref:`directory history <directory-history>` or the :ref:`directory stack <directory-stack>`